World Stocks Eye 6th Day of Gains but Euro Hit as Activity Sours

Passersby are seen in front of a screen displaying the Japanese yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and Nikkei share average in Tokyo, Japan, on June 14, 2022. Issei Kato/Reuters

LONDON—Global stocks edged up on Friday, eyeing a sixth day of gains, while weak eurozone business activity data hit the euro and weighed on the bloc’s debt.

The MSCI World index, its broadest gauge of equity markets, was last up 0.1 percent in early European trade, with the Euro STOXX 50 index up 0.2 percent.